Paul Ryan: Donald Trump can help make reality of bold House policy agenda  —  When Donald Trump became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president one month ago, many Republicans like me faced a big question.  —  Six months earlier, in October, as I was taking the job as House speaker …

Read Hillary Clinton's Speech on Donald Trump and National Security  —  “Donald Trump's ideas aren't just different - they are dangerously incoherent”  —  Hillary Clinton tore into presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump during a speech on national security Thursday, casting him as …

Pilot killed after U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashes in Smyrna  —  SMYRNA, Tenn. - A pilot was killed after a U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashed Thursday afternoon in Smyrna ahead of the Great Tennessee Airshow this weekend.  —  The F/A-18 Hornet crashed at 3 p.m. behind the Sam Davis Home …

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary ‘triggered’ suicide of President Bill Clinton's counsel Vince Foster when she attacked and humiliated him in front of White House staff one week before his death, FBI agents claim  — Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster shot himself with a .38 caliber revolver …

Holder on Joe Wilson's outburst: They should have told him to ‘sit the f— down’  —  Recalling Rep. Joe Wilson's 2009 outburst during President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress, former Attorney General Eric Holder didn't mince words regarding the South Carolina congressman.

UCLA gunman had accused slain professor of stealing his computer code, sources say  —  Police respond to the UCLA campus after a shooting Wednesday.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)  —  The gunman who shot and killed a UCLA professor Wednesday has been identified as Mainak Sarkar …

Donald Trump Keeps Up Attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel  —  The Republican's charge of a ‘conflict’ in case over his university draws criticism from some legal observers  —  Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his attacks on the federal judge presiding over civil fraud lawsuits against Trump University …

Mark Cuban: Trump “Appears To Never To Have Met A Lie He Didn't Love”  —  “From what I see today, I think he would be a puppet president.”  —  Billionaire businessman and investor Mark Cuban, who earlier this week questioned Donald Trump's billionaire status, told BuzzFeed News …

Party leads to alleged sexual assault  —  SHEBOYGAN - A 19-year-old Grafton man is facing first degree sexual assault charges after drinking at a party and allegedly threatening to cut a woman if she didn't have sex with him.  —  Anthony J. Zingale, who was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon …

Haley talks of Trump, Confederate flag ahead of anniversary  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday she wishes Donald Trump communicated differently because bad things result from divisive rhetoric, as evidenced by last June's massacre in Charleston.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Challenges Trump To Debate  —  “I'm willing to come here, to come here, to the States, if it's for a debate.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Former Mexican President and noted Trump dogger Vicente Fox challenged Donald Trump to a debate on Thursday.

Why Hillary Clinton Is Avoiding Press Conferences  —  She's playing to her strengths, as any politician would.  —  Pin It  —  Hillary Clinton hasn't held a press conference in 180 days.  That fact hasn't been lost on reporters who cover her, nor has it escaped the notice of her Republican opponent.

Landmark California bill would allow prosecution of climate-change skeptics  —  A landmark California bill gaining steam would make it illegal to engage in climate-change dissent, clearing the way for lawsuits against fossil-fuel companies, think-tanks and others that have “deceived or misled the public on the risks of climate change.”

Journalists need to denounce State Department ‘censorship’: CNN's Jake Tapper  —  Asked for his thoughts about the State Department's admission on Wednesday that it edited a 2013 press briefing to remove comments by a spokeswoman — Foggy Bottom initially passed off the omission as a technical glitch …

The RNC's New Hispanic Media Director Bashed Trump Nonstop For Months  —  After the Republican National Committee Hispanic Media Director left Wednesday because of discomfort with working to elect Donald Trump, the RNC moved quickly to announce a replacement: commentator and journalist Helen Aguirre Ferré.

The easiest way to guess if someone supports Trump?  Ask if Obama is a Muslim.  —  You can ask just one simple question to find out whether someone likes Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton: Is Barack Obama a Muslim?  If they are white and the answer is yes, 89 percent of the time that person …

President Obama Throws In The Towel On Social Security Reform  —  Since President Obama took office in 2009, the Social Security program's long-term funding shortfall has risen from $5.3 trillion to $10.7 trillion - not what you'd call progress.  I had once hoped that, in the waning days …

Some officials worry about briefing Trump, fearing spilled secrets  —  Some U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that Donald Trump's “shoot from the hip” style could pose national security risks as they prepare to give him a routine pre-election briefing once he is formally anointed as the Republican presidential nominee.

Trump Delegate Says Current US Leaders May Need to Be “Killed”  —  Last December, Donald Trump's presidential campaign approved David Riden to be a delegate candidate on the Tennessee ballot, and when the state held its primary in March, voters selected Riden to go to the Republican National Convention.

Elon Musk believes we are probably characters in some advanced civilization's video game  —  By far the best moment of Recode's annual Code Conference was when Elon Musk took the stage and explained that though we think we're flesh-and-blood participants in a physical world …

Trump's aversion to data puts RNC on the hot seat  —  's apparent uninterest in using data and analytics in his campaign is putting pressure on the Republican National Committee (RNC), which could be forced to fill the gaps in the general election.  —  The RNC says it is ready for the challenge …